Community Cultural Development

What is Community Cultural Development?

Community Cultural Development is distinct from other arts practices because it prioritises the creative processes and relationships created within communities as the defining elements, rather than focusing solely on the art form or genre. This approach emphasises collaboration, co-creation, and active engagement between artists and community members, ensuring the process is deeply rooted in the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the community involved.

CCD at Redland City Council

Redland City Council supports the development of artists, practitioners, community groups, and organisations through a range of grants and initiatives, including activities and programs run at RPAC.

In the implementation of Redland City Council's Creative Arts Service Strategic Plan, our focus is on developing initiatives using arts and culture as a tool for engagement, social change, and capacity building.

This support is focused on priority areas including people with disability, young people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, disadvantaged communities, First Nations people, and the island communities, as well as specific social and cultural issues requiring focused attention.

Initiatives include the PASSAGE Artist Development Program which offers a range of initiatives from new works development through to live performance opportunities and professional skills development workshops.

Other initiatives include supporting cultural and arts organisations to develop their support and membership base, governance support, and funding support through grant programs such as the Regional Arts Development Fund.